Shoe-form



L. v. ARONSO'N.

SHOE FORM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE II. 1921.

1,897,715. Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Z'wumx f 01; Law's monsow L. V. ARONSON.

SHOE FORM.

APPLICATION r1150 JUNE 11, 1921.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

ZSHEETS-SHEET 21 LOUIS V. ARONSON, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-FORM.

Application filed June 11,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LOUIS V. ARONSON, a citizen of the United 'States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to forms for shoes and has as an object the provision of a form which will very thoroughly ventilate the shoe, which is readily adjustable for different sizes of shoe, and which has provision for stretching the shoe in localized portions where the foot of the wearer is especially tender.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan View;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig.3 is a perspective View of an attachment;

Fig. 4.- is a section of the heel piece'on km 2, 2 of Fig. 1, showing the .end thereof in elevation;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

The form as shown comprises a foot portion 10, which is perforated, as by perforations 11, over substantially its entlre area. This foot portion 10 is preferably made of comparatively thin sheet metal of a soft character which while suflicientl rigid to perform all functions desired 0 it, yet may be bent by the handsof a user so as to widen or otherwise modify its shape to fit the individual shoe into which it is to be introduced. If desired an iron last may be supplied to those selling the device, upon which the form may be placed, and beaten into any special shape desired. "1

To secure the heel portion 12 pivotally t the front portion 10 a stiff wire member 13, having a transverse member 14 is secured to the foot form 10 as by a loop 15 riveted to the form. The ends 16, 17 of the link member 13 are turned at oppositely directed angles to the main portion thereof, and are adapted to project through holes 18 in the sides 19, 20 of the channel-like portion 21 of the heel portion. By, grasping the member 13 and compressing the same the ends 16, 17 may be withdrawn from the holes 18 and replaced in any set of holes desired to Specification of Letters l atent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 476,753.

fit the length of the shoe in which the device is to be used. A bail 22 is shown as having its ends projected through holes 23 in the portion 21, and is useful in removing the device from a shoe.

The substantially s herical end 24 of the heel portion 12 is ormed by pressing a sheet of metal to produce the extremity 25 thereof, and the ends 26 and 27 are brought together and rivetedto the.interior port1on 21. To further reinforce the connection between the parts, tabs 28 are formed on the ends of the sides 19 and 20 of the channel member 21, which tabs are passed throu h the metal of the member 24 adjacent t e ind g7 and clenched, as best indicated in The device while in the position of parts shown in Fig. 2 is placed in the shoe and straightened in the manner well understood by those skilled in the art, and may be readily removed by pulling upward on the bail 22.

To provide for stretching the shoe in a localized position, buttons 29, such as shown in Fig. 3, may be applied to the shoe in any position desired, due to the large number of perforations 11 provided. .To secure the buttons in the perforations a bifurcated stud 30 is secured upon the center of the button, and a bar 31 is pivoted between the bifurcations, as upon a pivot 32. When the bar 31 is swung to the dotted line position in Fig. 3 it may be passed through the desired perforations 11, and upon being swung to the position shown in Fig. 2 will retain the button in place.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

What I claim is:

1. A ventilated shoe form comprising, in combination, a sheet metal foot member perforated throughout substantially its entire area, a skeleton link member, a heel member comprising a perforated channel-like portion into the perforations of which the ends of the link member are adapted to take to secure said parts in desired adjusted relation, and a hollow perforated substantially spherical extremity secured thereto.

2. A shoe form comprising a foot portion, a loop-shaped link member having its closed end pivotally connected to the rear end of said foot portion and having its free ends bent outwardly, and heel member comprising a perforated channel-shaped member, the sides of the link member being adapted to be pressed toward each other to cause their free ends to be withdrawn from a perforation in said channel-shaped member and to spring apart toflenter another of said perforations when such pressure is released, whereby to secure said parts 1n desired adjusted relation.-

3. A shoe form comprisin in combination, a sheet metal foot mem er perforated throughout substantially its entire area, and I a button provided with a member on Its rear portion adapted to be inserted in any one of 16 turned at a right-angle beneath the same 20 whereby to lock said button in place.

In testlmony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

LOUIS V. ARONSON. 

